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so the u.s. marshals use dogs to protect federal judges, federal dogs to keep out of federal buildings and they keep them off of airplanes. the use dogs to find survivors after hurricanes. there are 39 in the field right now in new york and new jersey looking for survivors on hurricane sandy. situation after situation, the government has put its money where its mouth is and the leaves on the institutional level they are quite reliable. >> does disability -- is that across-the-board in other words if you have a dog that is good at sniffing of heroin the same dog is going to be good at detecting a bomb or is there a difference? .. as is shown in the record here, it is on an ongoing basis. thank you. >> thank you, counsel. mr. gifford? >> mr. chief justice. there is no totality of circumstances to conduct a warrantless search. if that is true, there must be facts that bear upon the reliability that comes within the purview of the court. there is confidence of initial training, certification, mainten
so the u.s. marshals use dogs to protect federal judges, federal dogs to keep out of federal buildings and they keep them off of airplanes. the use dogs to find survivors after hurricanes. there are 39 in the field right now in new york and new jersey looking for survivors on hurricane sandy. situation after situation, the government has put its money where its mouth is and the leaves on the institutional level they are quite reliable. >> does disability -- is that across-the-board in...
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the last time the u.s. jobs picture was that bad, americans were still huddling around the family radio. for two queers the president has been saying that raising taxes on the rich would solve our problems. yet c.b.o. notes while taxes are set to jump above their historic level, the added revenue from taxes that rose due to operation of law last month, it will mean almost nothing when it comes to dealing with america's long-term fiscal challenges. that's because c.b.o. has also warned that spending which already exceeds the historic average will continue its unsustainable climb in the years ahead. in fact, over the next decade, red ink will spike by trillions to levels unseen in peacetime america. if interest rates go up, as most expect, it will be even harder for young americans to purchase a home. c.b.o. warns that if interest payments on our debt skyrocket, it will be even more difficult to guarantee the eventually availability of social security and medicare for today's graduates. and if wages fall as a
the last time the u.s. jobs picture was that bad, americans were still huddling around the family radio. for two queers the president has been saying that raising taxes on the rich would solve our problems. yet c.b.o. notes while taxes are set to jump above their historic level, the added revenue from taxes that rose due to operation of law last month, it will mean almost nothing when it comes to dealing with america's long-term fiscal challenges. that's because c.b.o. has also warned that...
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this holds true for u.s. citizens, legal residents, and for those unlawfully residing in the united states. i urge the members of this committee to keep that in mind as we begin our examination. america is a nation of immigrants. everyone among us can go back a few or several generations to our own relatives who came to america in search of a better life. we are also a nation of laws. i think we can all agree that our nation's immigration system is in desperate need of repair. it is not working as efficiently as it should be. the american people and members of congress have a lot of questions about how our legal immigration system should work. they have a lot of questions about wire immigration laws have not always been sufficiently enforced. they have a lot of questions about how a large-scale legalization program would work, what it would cost, and how it would present illegal immigration in the future. immigration reform must honor both of our foundations is the rule of ockham and our history as nations im
this holds true for u.s. citizens, legal residents, and for those unlawfully residing in the united states. i urge the members of this committee to keep that in mind as we begin our examination. america is a nation of immigrants. everyone among us can go back a few or several generations to our own relatives who came to america in search of a better life. we are also a nation of laws. i think we can all agree that our nation's immigration system is in desperate need of repair. it is not working...
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u.s. territory because of this coming capability, i think china is going to say that's unacceptable. i'm hopeful. but at the end of the day as i say, the united states can't sit there waiting just for china. we have to work with our allies on a comprehensive strategy, again trying to let the region know that we want to be that important security guarantor. we also want to be a major trader, an investor to the region and with asia-pacific. and for the stability and the trade and investment, for prosperity and liberty to take root in this century, in a dynamic century with a rising asia pacific, it's going to have to take greater stability than north korea is right now letting it have. so with those initial comment, i'll turn it back to our chairman. >> well, thank you, patrick. as always, very comprehensive argument. now, the floor is open. before we open the floor -- [inaudible] >> i want to pick up on patrick's point, and elaborate on what i see as the elephant in the room, which is china
u.s. territory because of this coming capability, i think china is going to say that's unacceptable. i'm hopeful. but at the end of the day as i say, the united states can't sit there waiting just for china. we have to work with our allies on a comprehensive strategy, again trying to let the region know that we want to be that important security guarantor. we also want to be a major trader, an investor to the region and with asia-pacific. and for the stability and the trade and investment, for...
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by 195336% of the u.s. population were return filers and today almost half of the u.s. population are return filers struggling with an increasingly complex code. we did not even know until this year was the amt extension, the way the exemption was going to be adjusted for inflation are not commander had to delay our filing season for about the 304th year round which is now where there are the tax system. a startling with identity theft, struggling with refund fraud, sternly with return prepare fraud, news disbursement programs. we had them make work pay program, economic stimulus payment program , all things that were enacted late in the year the irs had to turn on a dime, and now we of coming out of health care and they're role in health care to offer the 2000 tax year basically at the end of the day before on this but after 27 million taxpayers claimed the erin income-tax credit and we dispersed 602 and a half billion dollars. that is an enormous amount of money for somebody that is -- for some industry that is nominally effective. we have done a little bit of statist
by 195336% of the u.s. population were return filers and today almost half of the u.s. population are return filers struggling with an increasingly complex code. we did not even know until this year was the amt extension, the way the exemption was going to be adjusted for inflation are not commander had to delay our filing season for about the 304th year round which is now where there are the tax system. a startling with identity theft, struggling with refund fraud, sternly with return prepare...
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make no mistake the u.s. military will take all necessary steps to meet the security commitments in the republic of korea and the regional allies. i was pleased yesterday that the u.n. security council condemned north korea's actions. this is a strong first step as we work to increase the pressure on the regime with a new sanctions and new steps we hope to take with regards to the presence in that area. turtlenecks to the state of the union address i was pleased that the president made it clear that looming budgetary cuts could jeopardize the military readiness. and as you know my deputy and the joint chiefs of staff had been on the hill this week making a very strong case for why we need to resolve the second self-inflicted crisis. i would again strongly urge the congress to heed these warnings. and as i have said last week, this isn't a game, this is reality. the fact is even as i speak, people are being hurt. people are being hurt by the budget uncertainty that this country is now living under. there are s
make no mistake the u.s. military will take all necessary steps to meet the security commitments in the republic of korea and the regional allies. i was pleased yesterday that the u.n. security council condemned north korea's actions. this is a strong first step as we work to increase the pressure on the regime with a new sanctions and new steps we hope to take with regards to the presence in that area. turtlenecks to the state of the union address i was pleased that the president made it clear...
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the u.s. and mexico that have a daily crossing with hundreds of thousands of people. then you have a big number of regular points of crossing which mexico doesn't have near the sources or the enforcement authorities or the border patrol equivalent to control. so, what the mexican government does is to stop the people as long as they begin to go to mexico and i would like to raise for your attention one issue that hasn't fully valued and consider the mexicans implementing the law and return by more than a hundred thousand people that were coming to this and they were stopped and detained for the mexican immigration to sotheby's and return we have arranged to meet that returned in a safe and orderly manner per 100,001 year. last year it was less of course, 120,000 but still, all of them trying to get into the u.s.. so yes money is needed and training is needed, institutional building is needed and the issue a new legal framework that is a way of looking at migration. now i think the new administ
the u.s. and mexico that have a daily crossing with hundreds of thousands of people. then you have a big number of regular points of crossing which mexico doesn't have near the sources or the enforcement authorities or the border patrol equivalent to control. so, what the mexican government does is to stop the people as long as they begin to go to mexico and i would like to raise for your attention one issue that hasn't fully valued and consider the mexicans implementing the law and return by...
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the u.s., it is very diverse. when that provision was passed there was concern was and diverse enough. since then it has become very diverse and these are adding 55,000 visas that are getting 8 million applications each year randomly allocated by computerized lottery. that is a somewhat odd way to set priorities. the commission said we should set priorities and we should deliver on them and the diversity visa program fell then and i think we would say now that it doesn't rise to that level of priority compared to the other priorities. >> the time of the gentleman has expired and recognize the gentleman from idaho for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. i am excited that we are having this hearing. i think it's important to we modernize the immigration system. we agree we have a broken immigration system but we need to find a solution to the problems that we have by being fair. we need to be fair to the millions of americans that want to follow the rules law. we need to be fair to the mill
the u.s., it is very diverse. when that provision was passed there was concern was and diverse enough. since then it has become very diverse and these are adding 55,000 visas that are getting 8 million applications each year randomly allocated by computerized lottery. that is a somewhat odd way to set priorities. the commission said we should set priorities and we should deliver on them and the diversity visa program fell then and i think we would say now that it doesn't rise to that level of...
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our u.s. government does not have many contractors are being paid by them right now in afghanistan. >> host: why not? >> guest: because the records are so poor. we've got a pretty good handle on the prime contractors, but since working with a lot of stuff, there's no visibility of the there's no visibility in the subcontractor to estimate effect we are sending a letter out to every major contractors thing he was those. that's the pathetic thing. and we are 10 years into the war, almost 11 years, we don't even know who is getting our money. >> host: so how are you able to do your job? >> guest: with great difficulty. you know, we've got information. we get the prime but we have no visibility on the subs. that's a constant problem with the u.s. government in general. we don't know who the subs are. particularly when working with afghanistan. where we had a policy of afghan that we're going to try to get the afghans to do the work, unlike in iraq which mainly u.s. contractors, so you could reach
our u.s. government does not have many contractors are being paid by them right now in afghanistan. >> host: why not? >> guest: because the records are so poor. we've got a pretty good handle on the prime contractors, but since working with a lot of stuff, there's no visibility of the there's no visibility in the subcontractor to estimate effect we are sending a letter out to every major contractors thing he was those. that's the pathetic thing. and we are 10 years into the war,...
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three times higher wages in the u.s.. however, the difference between us and that mexican worker is we can move across the u.s. for the job while a mexican worker well unless he is closely related to an american citizen or green card holder have no ability to illegally enter the u.s.. his only all their options and authorize or a legal immigration. a lack of realistic immigration lawyers that take account of economic reality i think is the problem. a better policy, one that is more libertarian is the changing force from the punishment only arm of the federal government to a formal. this is how immigration enforcement can play a vital role in any kind of reform. immigration enforcement needs a formal to died peacefully and healthy workers into the system. screening and excluding criminals, suspected terrorists and people with serious communicable disease. you might ask what is the president for this? there is a long one from 1942 to 1964 called the beccera program. in the middle of this program during the height, when abou
three times higher wages in the u.s.. however, the difference between us and that mexican worker is we can move across the u.s. for the job while a mexican worker well unless he is closely related to an american citizen or green card holder have no ability to illegally enter the u.s.. his only all their options and authorize or a legal immigration. a lack of realistic immigration lawyers that take account of economic reality i think is the problem. a better policy, one that is more libertarian...
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u.s. and his country. you can see that live at 4:00 p.m. eastern. it will be on our companion network, c-span. we continue the prime time booktv programing later tonight looking at civil rights move. wed look at authors, mary francis berry and taylor brand. that will be. on c-span 3 tonight at same time, american history focusing on american artifact. we have smithsonian curator, eleanor jones harvey. she will talk about photographs and paintings from the civil war. all that here on the c-span networks. >> okay. folks. okay. we're going to get the second keynote speaker started here while you're enjoying your lunch. but first i would like to thank our gold sponsors for supporting us today. they are centurylink government, blue coat federal, hewlett-packard, info blocks, juner per networks, lockheed martin, net app, palo alto networks, red hat, red seal networks, taurus advanced, enterprise solutions and verizon. special thanks to those. as we enjoy our lunch i will introduce miss tina kune
u.s. and his country. you can see that live at 4:00 p.m. eastern. it will be on our companion network, c-span. we continue the prime time booktv programing later tonight looking at civil rights move. wed look at authors, mary francis berry and taylor brand. that will be. on c-span 3 tonight at same time, american history focusing on american artifact. we have smithsonian curator, eleanor jones harvey. she will talk about photographs and paintings from the civil war. all that here on the c-span...
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this result would negatively impact the u.s. capital formation and the u.s. businesses and jobs that depend on. instead, market regulators should probably implement the see reform of the dodd-frank act, central clearing, regulated execution, and enhanced transparency. without overreach and complication. they must turn away from attempt to reengineer swaps markets with a series of one size fits all rule. and instead, turn to flexible, principle face approach that reflects the importance of these markets of u.s. economic recovery. it is time to get on with the work of putting u.s. swaps markets on a sounder footing with greater transparency, for proper financial risk management, allowing investing back to prosperity. gfi group is places for the national foundation in ensuring that all public policy, whether related to use swaps markets or in any other way related to u.s. business activity, is one examined for its impact on u.s. economic growth, market vibrancy, most critically, u.s. job creation. thank you for your time this morning. it's my pleasure to introdu
this result would negatively impact the u.s. capital formation and the u.s. businesses and jobs that depend on. instead, market regulators should probably implement the see reform of the dodd-frank act, central clearing, regulated execution, and enhanced transparency. without overreach and complication. they must turn away from attempt to reengineer swaps markets with a series of one size fits all rule. and instead, turn to flexible, principle face approach that reflects the importance of these...
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when was the creation of the u.s. senate. an institution that represented the state and the house represented the population fop go to the u.s. senate and saying i'm not going to comprise is crazy. that's how we solve problems. anybody who tells you, i'm not going to comprise is really telling you, i have all the answers. and i've never found anybody that has all the antszs. -- answers. our whole lives are based on comprise. my wife and i comprise five times a day. [laughter] and usually consistencies of my saying yes. [laughter] but comprise comprise is born of respect. it's also born of relationships. i mentioned the five day workweek. i've worked at the congress as a staff person in the '70s. i saw it work. i saw senators sit around a table argue, disagree, agree, reach consensus, and move important legislation. part of the reason was they knew each other. they lived in washington, their children went to school together. they had barbecue, they played golf, they had a beer on a friday night. an old friend of mine once said
when was the creation of the u.s. senate. an institution that represented the state and the house represented the population fop go to the u.s. senate and saying i'm not going to comprise is crazy. that's how we solve problems. anybody who tells you, i'm not going to comprise is really telling you, i have all the answers. and i've never found anybody that has all the antszs. -- answers. our whole lives are based on comprise. my wife and i comprise five times a day. [laughter] and usually...
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even the u.s. girl scouts have a different policy, accepting gay and transgender members into their associations. the boy scouts of america have almost three million members and 70% of the troops are sponsored by church groups, who oppose homosexuality. in 2000 the u.s. supreme court ruled the group has a constitutional right to refuse gay members. it's a policy many parents want upheld. >> it is not hate. it is not bigotry. it is choice how to raise my children in what i perceive to be my christian values. >> on sunday president obama weighed in urging the group to open its membership to everyone. he agrees. >> the boy scouts are unwilling to lift the ban they simply won't be relevant to a generation that decided to embrace lbgt brothers sisters, coworkers neighbors, friends. >> for now the ban remains in place. scout leaders say they need more time to consider and consult before deciding to whether to everyturn a century old policy. al-jazeera washington. >> that is an except from al-jazeera engl
even the u.s. girl scouts have a different policy, accepting gay and transgender members into their associations. the boy scouts of america have almost three million members and 70% of the troops are sponsored by church groups, who oppose homosexuality. in 2000 the u.s. supreme court ruled the group has a constitutional right to refuse gay members. it's a policy many parents want upheld. >> it is not hate. it is not bigotry. it is choice how to raise my children in what i perceive to be...
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um, in the u.s. what women have been allowed to do in the military if you go back to 1901 when we started the army nurse corpses, it depends on -- corps, it depends on, a, what the military needs, what women are already doing, and mixed into that is a great big dollop of what society thinks emotionally is fitting for women to do x. those things have changed over time. but every time something new opens for women, even if it was probable just moving from the desk to the standing up at the file cabinet -- [laughter] back during world war i involved this whole political discussion. um, the biggest mess that i've seen when things really erupted was in the mid '70s. e.r.a., most people thought it was going to pass, that's the equal rights amendment for those of you who weren't born then -- [laughter] um, there were some lawsuits out there by both men and women saying it's -- and members of congress saying it's time to open the service academies to women. that is the only change that i know of that's been
um, in the u.s. what women have been allowed to do in the military if you go back to 1901 when we started the army nurse corpses, it depends on -- corps, it depends on, a, what the military needs, what women are already doing, and mixed into that is a great big dollop of what society thinks emotionally is fitting for women to do x. those things have changed over time. but every time something new opens for women, even if it was probable just moving from the desk to the standing up at the file...
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in uganda, our u.s. military is currently training ugandan military forces to take down a notorious leader of the lord's resistance army, joseph kony. they are making significant progress. their mission so important to increasing stability in a difficult region of the world and it could be sacrificed to a sequester. in bahrain, home of the navy's fifth fleet -- i met with admiral john miller. he took me on these ships and i met with the men and women in our naval forces who are keeping america safe and watching some of america's most threatening enemies. they've already canceled deployment of a second aircraft carrier to the gulf. we were going to have the truman come to the gulf and supplement our naval forces in the fifth fleet. it's been canceled because of sequestration. why? because the truman was supposed to be in depot under repair and ready to steam out to meet with the fifth fleet. the depot had to lay off employees in anticipation of sequestration. the carier won't be ready. there will be one c
in uganda, our u.s. military is currently training ugandan military forces to take down a notorious leader of the lord's resistance army, joseph kony. they are making significant progress. their mission so important to increasing stability in a difficult region of the world and it could be sacrificed to a sequester. in bahrain, home of the navy's fifth fleet -- i met with admiral john miller. he took me on these ships and i met with the men and women in our naval forces who are keeping america...
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the u.s., the national guard and the u.s. army reserve. we'll take almost a 40% reduction in our cape --, brigade combat teams once we're finished. sequestration will result in delays to everyone of our ten major modernization programs, stretch them out longer and longer and longer. it will have an inability to reset our equipment in a timely fashion if we're asked to deploy. and it will impact our ability to train individually and in units. these reductions will impact every army base and installation across the encoy -- entire country. such a rapid decline ability to maintain the force will result in extremely low levels of readiness inside the next six months which will cascade into fiscal year 14 and 15. now no matter how this all turns out which is still somewhat of an unknown, fiscal constraints are here to stay . . as a joint four force in the army we must base this on the context of the security environment and historical experience what false assumptions about the future. last year th
the u.s., the national guard and the u.s. army reserve. we'll take almost a 40% reduction in our cape --, brigade combat teams once we're finished. sequestration will result in delays to everyone of our ten major modernization programs, stretch them out longer and longer and longer. it will have an inability to reset our equipment in a timely fashion if we're asked to deploy. and it will impact our ability to train individually and in units. these reductions will impact every army base and...
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i'm wondering for the u.s. will start considering this and whether you're in concerning in not engaging in the fighters you are creeding influence further on. secondly, sorry. afghanistan has asked u.s. troops to leave the province. i think within two weeks. can we get your comment on that, please? well, with respect to afghanistan and the province. i understand the concerns they have expressed. and appropriately, any complaints that they may have ought to be appropriately evaluated, and that they will be, can assure you. that's a matter for isaf to exam. i have taken appropriate note of it. i think you know i've had a great deal of involvement with afghanistan and president karzai. i think he's had many legitimate evaluations of how sometimes some things have gone wrong or might be changed and be done better. we're working on that. we're working on a by lateral security arrangement, we're working on the transition process. we've had a very good conversation with the president in the last days. president obama
i'm wondering for the u.s. will start considering this and whether you're in concerning in not engaging in the fighters you are creeding influence further on. secondly, sorry. afghanistan has asked u.s. troops to leave the province. i think within two weeks. can we get your comment on that, please? well, with respect to afghanistan and the province. i understand the concerns they have expressed. and appropriately, any complaints that they may have ought to be appropriately evaluated, and that...
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attorneys or the u.s. justice department has not effectively carried out their charge to represent the native american peoples in terms of prosecuting people who might have performed those acts. and what we've done with this solution is to trample on the bill of rights of every american who's not a native american. and i have no doubt, i'm 100% certain that this portion of the bill is going to be thrown out by the first federal judge that hears it. you cannot take away the rights of the u.s. citizen under the bill of rights at any time, anyplace,in any way. domestically. and what this bill does is totally eliminate the bill of rights for u.s. citizens in tribal courts, as most would not understand, is most tribal courts don't recognize our bill of rights. some do, but the vast majority do not. so are you guaranteed rights as a u.s. citizen, and are those rights enshrined in the constitution and the statutes of this government? and this republic? and can we as a senate forget about that and pass a law that
attorneys or the u.s. justice department has not effectively carried out their charge to represent the native american peoples in terms of prosecuting people who might have performed those acts. and what we've done with this solution is to trample on the bill of rights of every american who's not a native american. and i have no doubt, i'm 100% certain that this portion of the bill is going to be thrown out by the first federal judge that hears it. you cannot take away the rights of the u.s....
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i believe u.s. air serves d.c. out of charlotte, i think they are probably the carrier that has the most flights out of charlotte to d.c. what years years would you anticipate the price difference is from raleigh to d.c. and charlotte to d.c. is? >> i don't know. it sounds like you might know. [laughter] >> it costas lot more money to fly from charlotte to d.c. than raleigh to washington. that's concerning. it's very concerning. and you're direct competitors in a route from raleigh to washington where as u.s. airways it doesn't have a direct competitor, so it costs more money. that would certainly impact the folks who live in my congressional district. do you think, do you anticipate the fares would go up significantly in the future in raleigh to washington or not competing with one another? >> congressman, as we have said before, any discussion about fares or that sort of planning and strategy is something that is down the road for us. those are issues that will be discussing really with respect to fares and thing
i believe u.s. air serves d.c. out of charlotte, i think they are probably the carrier that has the most flights out of charlotte to d.c. what years years would you anticipate the price difference is from raleigh to d.c. and charlotte to d.c. is? >> i don't know. it sounds like you might know. [laughter] >> it costas lot more money to fly from charlotte to d.c. than raleigh to washington. that's concerning. it's very concerning. and you're direct competitors in a route from raleigh...
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the u.s. to reassess its strategies, not only to north korea, but to a china. i will leave it there for now. >> thank you. hello? >> [inaudible] >> first, a brief word about china. i tend towards joe's view about china's real motives and attitudes towards the north korean nuclear and missile programs. when i read in institute for science and national security report and knocked over 2010, david albright organization about the north korean trading company operating for nearly a decade in the business district in beijing, operating to bring to north korea components and technology for the uranium enrichment program, i begin to doubt that china really saw a major stake in limiting the north korean nuclear program, frankly. and i've become rather cynical about it, especially the chinese military and chinese international liaison department of becoming his party, and what their real views and policies are. now, that being said, we do know that there are other voices in china that don't like this ch
the u.s. to reassess its strategies, not only to north korea, but to a china. i will leave it there for now. >> thank you. hello? >> [inaudible] >> first, a brief word about china. i tend towards joe's view about china's real motives and attitudes towards the north korean nuclear and missile programs. when i read in institute for science and national security report and knocked over 2010, david albright organization about the north korean trading company operating for nearly a...
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our u.s. solicitor general represents a number of government but plays another role as well as the adviser to the court. i believe the treasury secretary has a dual role as well that is perform the functions and the treasury secretary would originally performed and do them well but there is another. it comes down to statured and gravitas, courage and after you pursue your analytics it's having the courage to do something about publicly as well as in the administration so what can you say to us today to show that you're not just going to be an ordinary treasury secretary but you are going to be a great treasury secretary so that when your term is up we can go back and say secretary lew is terrific and he got the country back on the track and that includes tax reform and all of the globalization issues that we all face. the world is changing so much. it there are three major changes. one is demographic group. most countries are finding the pressures. second is globalization with downward pressur
our u.s. solicitor general represents a number of government but plays another role as well as the adviser to the court. i believe the treasury secretary has a dual role as well that is perform the functions and the treasury secretary would originally performed and do them well but there is another. it comes down to statured and gravitas, courage and after you pursue your analytics it's having the courage to do something about publicly as well as in the administration so what can you say to us...
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it's also a close u.s. ally, home to the u.s. fleet and located in yet another difficult neighborhood bordering iran just across the straits. bahrain has been a generous host to our fifth fleet, and anyone who has had a look at the map or followed tensions with iran knows the importance of such a naval force in this part of the world. these dedicated sailors help keep shipping lanes open and ensure that iran does not threaten its neighbors or u.s. interests. their presence alone is likely to make iran think twice about reckless moves in the persian gulf. let me say a word about the navy. i guess i'm partial because my two brothers, my late brothers both served in the navy during the korean war, so when i get a chance to go aboard ships, i visualize my older brothers and what life must have been like in those days. when i went out with admiral john miller to visit some of the ships of the fleet, i met some of the finest young men and women you could ever ask for. most of them had been trained in illinois at the great lakes naval t
it's also a close u.s. ally, home to the u.s. fleet and located in yet another difficult neighborhood bordering iran just across the straits. bahrain has been a generous host to our fifth fleet, and anyone who has had a look at the map or followed tensions with iran knows the importance of such a naval force in this part of the world. these dedicated sailors help keep shipping lanes open and ensure that iran does not threaten its neighbors or u.s. interests. their presence alone is likely to...
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the u.s. government decided that it was going to participate in a nato exercise to essentially dismantle the gadhafi regime in libya, i knew even as that decision was going to be taken, that there would be consequences throughout the sahel. the reason being that gadhafi provided a regime of stability in the sahel that was provided by his provision of direct economic benefits to the region, not only in terms of investment, but also in terms of direct transfers of moneys to the region. he was predictable upon his demise, not only would economic benefits be removed, but toureg soldiers in his islamic region would no longer be on the payroll, and no longer being in the payroll, they would then have to return to the countries of origin, primarily northern niger because they were no longer emerging employed. in the context of the demise, two arms depots were made available in tripoli, and heavy armorments were lewded from those depots and fell into the hands of those who would subsequently constitut
the u.s. government decided that it was going to participate in a nato exercise to essentially dismantle the gadhafi regime in libya, i knew even as that decision was going to be taken, that there would be consequences throughout the sahel. the reason being that gadhafi provided a regime of stability in the sahel that was provided by his provision of direct economic benefits to the region, not only in terms of investment, but also in terms of direct transfers of moneys to the region. he was...
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the fiscal outlook which the u.s. army faces in fiscal year '13 is dire and to my knowledge unprecedented. in addition to the $180 billion. the combination of the continuing resolution a shortfall -- excuse me, the shortfall in oversays contingency operation funds for afghanistan and the sequester and fiscal year 2013 has resulted in a 17 to $18 billion shortfall to the army's operation and maintenance accounts. as well as an additional $6 billion to other programs. all of this will come in remaining seven months of this year. the fiscal year 2013 fiscal situation -- impact on all forces not serving in afghanistan or forward in korea. impacts which will have a significant impact to fiscal year 2014 and beyond. just a few of the acts we will be forced to take, are for example, we will curtail training for 80% of ground forces. this will impact our unit's basic warfighting skills and shortfall across critical specialty including aviation, intelligence, engineering, and even our ability to recruit soldiers in to our army
the fiscal outlook which the u.s. army faces in fiscal year '13 is dire and to my knowledge unprecedented. in addition to the $180 billion. the combination of the continuing resolution a shortfall -- excuse me, the shortfall in oversays contingency operation funds for afghanistan and the sequester and fiscal year 2013 has resulted in a 17 to $18 billion shortfall to the army's operation and maintenance accounts. as well as an additional $6 billion to other programs. all of this will come in...
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we are seeing the u.s. plan to withdrawal from afghanistan with the plants keep the number of troops stationed in pakistan. one, how do you think that the situation will be effective in pakistan? and, two, how do you think the u.s.-pakistan stands right now if -- [inaudible]. >> the perception is i think the expectation is that pakistan is going to go through what i would call a vertical meltdown but it won't become a failed state but when organs of the state stop acting on their own and at the height of pakistani integrity as a nation, a.q. khan was doing his own thing so you can imagine when the country starts to disintegrate in -- at various levels, what we're going to see in terms of proliferation and put pakistan in all sorts of things which, against our interests. so i think that the whole issue of india-pakistan will be exacerbated as a result of come as a result of the potential of pakistani involvement in the middle east, which is also something, which is almost obvious because the saudis do have a
we are seeing the u.s. plan to withdrawal from afghanistan with the plants keep the number of troops stationed in pakistan. one, how do you think that the situation will be effective in pakistan? and, two, how do you think the u.s.-pakistan stands right now if -- [inaudible]. >> the perception is i think the expectation is that pakistan is going to go through what i would call a vertical meltdown but it won't become a failed state but when organs of the state stop acting on their own and...
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here's what he had to say. >> the fiscal outlook which the u.s. army faces in fiscal year '13 is dire, and to my knowledge, unprecedented. in addition to the 170 billion in cuts to the army levied by the budget control act of 2011, the combination of the cometting resolution -- continuing resolution, a shortfall, excuse me, the shortfall in overseas contingency operation funds for afghanistan and the sequester in fiscal year 2013 has resulted in a $7-$18 billion shortfall to the army's operation and maintenance accounts as well as an additional $6 billion cut to other programs. all of this will come in the remaining seven months of this year. the fiscal year '13 fiscal situation will have grave and immediate readiness impacts on all forces not serving in afghanistan or forward in korea. impacts which will have a significant impact well into fiscal year '14 and beyond. just a few of the acts that we will be forced to take are, for example, we'll curtail training for 80% of ground forces. this will impact our units' basic war-fighting skills, introd
here's what he had to say. >> the fiscal outlook which the u.s. army faces in fiscal year '13 is dire, and to my knowledge, unprecedented. in addition to the 170 billion in cuts to the army levied by the budget control act of 2011, the combination of the cometting resolution -- continuing resolution, a shortfall, excuse me, the shortfall in overseas contingency operation funds for afghanistan and the sequester in fiscal year 2013 has resulted in a $7-$18 billion shortfall to the army's...